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Beckmann Kazez recognized with Regents' award

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mathematics Sybilla Beckmann Kazez received a Teaching Excellence Award from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents:   The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences professor was chosen for the award that goes to one faculty member annually from research institutions in the university system. Awards also are given to one faculty member from the system's regional and state…


Witty and Brilliant

  Image: "Head of a Bull," 1942, Musée Picasso, Paris Update: the Musée Picasso does not, in fact, re-open until summer 2013. So, if you're in the City this summer, I would suggest Beaubourg, or the Musée D'Orsay.


Best Undergraduate Teachers

In the nation, that is. And among the three from UGA are two from Franklin College, according to the Princeton Review and RateMyProfessors.com: John Knox, an associate professor of geography; Audrey Haynes, an associate professor of political science; and Charles Kutal, a chemistry professor and associate dean of the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, are listed among The Best 300 Professors, which was released April 3. ...  …


Faculty workloads

Former New School chancellor David Levy took to the pages of the Washington Post this weekend to make an interesting argument: public support for higher education has led to rising tuition costs and faculty are generally overpaid for 'inefficient' teaching schedules. Not changed, however, are the accommodations designed to compensate for low pay in earlier times. Though faculty salaries now mirror those of most upper-middle-class Americans…


2012 Meigs Professors

  Two of the four University of Georgia faculty named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors for 2012 are in the Franklin College. The Meigs Awards are the university's highest recognition for superior instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The 2012 Meigs Professors are: • Jeffrey Berejikian, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the department of international affairs in the School of Public…
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